The northern arc of Hoar Edge A. There is a near-continuous row of blocks set on edge inside the ring, suggesting an inner kerb.
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Larger blocks in Hoar Edge A.
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Hoar Edge A. The outer edges of the ring are turfed over but quite clear.
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Hoar Edge A. There has undoubtedly been robbing, not least to make the stupid shelter. But overall as a ring cairn its pretty well intact.
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Hoar Edge A. Although the Pastscape description suggests it’s been robbed down to its present height, I disagree – to me it looks like a classic ring cairn.
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Hoar Edge C.
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Hoar Edge C, the smallest of the group by far.
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Hoar Edge B, looking towards Titterstone Clee Hill – there is a pair of cairns quite similar to Hoar Edge A and B on the summit, which can be seen in profile at the left hand end of the hill.
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Stonework on the top of Hoar Edge B.
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The prominent Hoar Edge B, with lame sheep for scale.
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Hoar Edge cairn B, the northeastern in the group, enjoys far-reaching views across Shropshire into Mid-Wales.
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Prominent cairn on Hoar Edge, seen from the road leading up to Titterstone Clee Hill.
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Articles
Three cairns to the SE of Titterstone Clee Hill, two large and one much smaller. Description from Pastscape:
Two cairns on Hoar Edge.
(A: SO 59617679) The remains of a cairn some 20.0m. in diameter and now only 0.6m. high.
(B: SO 59627684) This cairn is more complete. It is some 17.0m in diameter and some 1.6m. high. The centre has been opened, and a pile of stones at SO 59638781 probably came from the cairn.
At ‘C’, SO59637683, in between ‘A’ and ‘B’ is a third, smaller cairn, measuring in diameter 7.0m east to west by 6.5m north to south, with a maximum height of 0.4m. The cairn is composed of small boulders and stones. There is no evidence to show that the material came from cairn ‘B’.
Two stone rings and string of beads were reported found, but these have since been “lost”.
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Titterstone Clee Hill
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Giant’s Chair
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Caynham Camp
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Nordy Bank
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Brown Clee
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Bromfield Barrow Cemetery
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Garmsley Camp
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Norton Camp (Shropshire)
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Downton Camp
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Bach Camp
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Wall Hills (Thornbury)
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Ambleside Bowl Barrow
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The Ditches
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Croft Ambrey
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Belair
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Uphampton Camp
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Woodbury Hill (Great Witley)
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